Studio Visit Step Inside Gajin Fujita’s Echo Park Studio, Where the Artist Blends Edo-Era Japanese Imagery With L.A. Street Art The artist's solo show "True Colors" is currently on view at L.A. Louver. By Katie White, Apr 11, 2023
Art History Pablo Picasso’s ‘Les Demoiselles d’Avignon’ Revolutionized Modern Art. Here Are 3 Things You Should Know About It The challenging composition paved the way for Cubism—and courted controversy. By Katie White, Apr 7, 2023
On View In Her First New York Survey, Virtuosic Painter Cecily Brown Makes Everything Old New Again The artist's deep engagement with art history's favorite themes is on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art from April 4. By Katie White, Mar 31, 2023
Studio Visit Artist Adjei Tawiah Shows Us How He Brought a Bit of Ghana to His Brooklyn Studio While Preparing for His Debut U.S. Solo Show The artist's first New York exhibition, "I Miss Us," is now on view at Opera Gallery. By Katie White, Mar 28, 2023
Art History This Famous Portrayal of Young Lovers Celebrates the Splendor of Spring—Here Are 3 Things You Might Not Know About Pierre-Auguste Cot’s Masterpiece Get to know the backstory behind one of the best-known—and most romantic—depictions of the season of love. By Katie White, Mar 21, 2023
Art History Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun’s Portraits of Marie Antoinette Sparked Scandal—Here Are 3 Things You Might Not Know About the Royal Image Political and cultural allusions play out throughout the canvas. By Katie White, Mar 17, 2023
Studio Visit In His Upstate New York Studio, Stefan Bondell Paints Day and Night, Fueled by Hudson River Light and Copious Amounts of Sugar "Dark Marks"—the artist's first solo exhibition with Vito Schnabel Gallery—is now on view in New York. By Katie White, Mar 14, 2023
On View Bay Area Artist Joan Brown Painted a Deeply Personal and Mythical World. Now a New Exhibition Sets Her Up for a Major Rediscovery Eighty of Brown's idiosyncratic artworks are on view at SFMOMA, her first retrospective in over two decades. By Katie White, Mar 8, 2023
Art History ‘Flaming June’ Once Vanished for Decades—and Three Other Unexpected Facts About the Fiery Pre-Raphaelite Masterpiece The beloved canvas arrives this week at the Metropolitan Museum of Art from its home in Puerto Rico. By Katie White, Oct 5, 2022
Art History Can a Sculpture Dance? Here Are Three Things to Know About Artist Nick Cave’s Beloved ‘Soundsuits’ The artist is the subject of a current exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago. By Katie White, Sep 22, 2022
Art History Yayoi Kusama’s Playful ‘Obliteration Room’ Has Been a Hit for 20 Years. Here Are Three Surprising Facts You Might Not Know About It The artist's dot-driven installation turns 20 years old in 2022. By Katie White, Sep 9, 2022
Style How Virgo Artists Can Excel at Gaming the Art Market for Good Causes + More Advice from a Noted Astrologer We spoke with Deborah Fisher, astrologer and founder of arts nonprofit A Blade of Grass, about what we can expect this zodiac season. By Katie White, Sep 5, 2022
Art History Pamela Colman Smith Was the Artist and Occultist Who Designed the Iconic Tarot Deck. Why Has No One Ever Heard Her Name? An exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art is highlighting her contributions to the development of Modernism. By Katie White, Aug 26, 2022
Art Collectors What I Buy and Why: Adam and Iris Singer on Finding a Big Treasure at a Tiny Auction House, and the Danger of Purchasing Art Via JPEG An exhibition drawn from the Singers' collection opens at the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art in October. By Katie White, Aug 15, 2022
Art History Did This Famously Beautiful 19th-Century Countess’s Artfully Posed Self-Portraits Pave the Way for the Contemporary Selfie? An exhibition at James Hyman Gallery in London reveals the depth of the Countess of Castiglione's creative endeavor. By Katie White, Aug 11, 2022